Danny Jones Fund defibrillator saves Masters player’s life

A York Locos player’s life was saved last weekend, thanks to a defibrillator purchased by the Danny Jones Fund.

Terry Lofthouse collapsed during the Yorkshire Masters Clubs festival at Methley Warriors last Sunday, but thankfully the club had a defibrillator in place and this was used by a trained member of staff, before the player was Airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary.

Prayers are with the man at Masters Rugby League today, Methley festival who was made stable by @DJDefibFund defib speedy recovery ♥️#lucky

Slater makes comeback after two years

Veteran fullback Billy Slater made his long-awaited comeback for Melbourne Storm on Thursday, after missing almost the last two years with an ongoing shoulder injury.

The 33-year-old had been unavailable since the Round 10 game against South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2015 and although he was back for the start of last season, again picked up an injury in Round 1 of the 2016 season.

Slater played the final 51 minutes in Storm’s 14-12 win over Brisbane Broncos and after the match told Sydney Morning Herald: “I was pretty comfortable out there after I had a few runs and carries – I was back in playing mode.

“I'd like to focus on my performances now, I didn't really prepare too much on what I was going to do out there today, I was more preparing my body as best I could.”

USA will not bid for new international tournament

Bosses behind the 2025 Rugby League World Cup that will take place in America, have confirmed that they will not be bidding for USA to host the new eight-team international tournament that will take place in 2023.

That year is when the Rugby Union World Cup is taking place and although the USA are not bidding for that tournament, officials believe it would be an unwise move to stage the two tournaments at a similar time, especially when code differences are not well known in North America.

International rugby league bosses warned it would be 'foolish' to target America with new competition in same year … https://t.co/W3bL9iETNt

Haydock were the lowest-ranked side to have ever made it to the fourth round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup, but their astounding run in the competition finally came to an end on Saturday.

They were defeated 40-12 by Championship side Oldham, who sit 71 places above them in the Rugby League system. However, amateurs Haydock did give their hosts an almighty shock as they stormed to an early 8-0 lead, before their opponents went onto get a foot-hold in the game.

It was an especially memorable day out for the Haydock fans though, with over 300 of them attending the game at Bower Fold, with two double-decker buses and a coach bringing the well-voiced fans over from St Helens.

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